South Hampstead High School
 |
|
| Motto | More Light (German: Mehr Licht) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1876 |
| Type | Independent day school |
| Headteacher | Helen Pike |
| Location |
3 Maresfield Gardens South Hampstead Greater London NW3 5SS England Coordinates: 51°32′46″N 0°10′38″W / 51.5462°N 0.1773°W |
| Local authority | London Borough of Camden |
| DfE URN | 100076 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | circa 80 |
| Students | 900 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 4–18 |
| Colours | Yellow and Navy |
| Website | SHHS |
South Hampstead High School is an independent day school in Hampstead, north-west London, England, which was founded and is still supported by the Girls' Public Day School Trust (GPDST). It is for girls aged 4–18 and operates over three sites. Entry into the school is selective at ages 4+,7+,11+ and 16+.
The school was founded in 1876, the ninth school established by the Girls' Public Day School Trust, as the St John's Wood School, with 27 pupils. From 1946 until the late 1970s, it was a girls' direct grant grammar school, with around half the intake paid for by the local council. It opened in its present form in 1980. In November the school will mark its 140th anniversary.
In 2011, South Hampstead High School was ranked second in the country for A-Level results according to the Financial Times league table.
Over one fifth of the student body goes on to study at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, putting the school 18th in the country in terms of Oxbridge admissions.
...
Wikipedia